Young Adults' Attention to Alcohol Cues in their Environments is Highly Variable and Linked to Their Craving and Drinking, Potentially Informing Interventions
The amount of attention paid to alcohol cues is a dynamic process among young adults prone to heavy drinking and predicts their urge to get drunk as well as their alcohol use that day, according to a…
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